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Countries with Highest per capita Prison Population

Which countries in the world have the highest rates of incarceration?
Rate of Incarceration shows the number of people in prison per 100,000 population
Updated : 19th January, 2024
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Rank
Area
Incarceration Rate
Answer
1
North America
1086
El Salvador
2
North America
794
Cuba
3
Africa
621
Rwanda
4
Asia
576
Turkmenistan
5
North America
531
United States of America
6
North America
499
Panama
7
Oceania
428
Palau
8
North America
409
Bahamas
9
South America
408
Uruguay
10
Asia
392
Turkey
11
South America
389
Brazil
12
Asia
377
Thailand
13
Africa
360
Seychelles
14
North America
347
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15
Europe
345
Belarus
16
North America
335
Grenada
17
North America
332
Nicaragua
18
Africa
318
Namibia
19
North America
316
Dominica
20
Asia
314
Maldives
21
North America
301
Costa Rica
22
Europe
300
Russia
23
North America
296
Saint Kitts and Nevis
24
Africa
296
Cape Verde
25
North America
289
Belize
2 Comments
+1
Level 20
Jul 2, 2024
why palau
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Level 67
Jul 2, 2024
You should research this yourself if you want to know. But my guess would be that with a small population, it would not take many prison worthy offences to push the percentage to something that was relatively or statistically high.